As he describes it, "In 1739 arrived among us

他的具体描述如下 "1739年
from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield,

主教怀特菲尔德先生从爱尔兰来到我们当中
who had made himself remarkable there

作为一名杰出的巡回布道者
as an itinerant preacher.

他已声名远扬
He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches;

这是他第一次被允许在我们的一些教堂布道
but the clergy, taking a dislike to him,

但牧师们并不喜欢他
soon refused him their pulpits,

不久就拒绝他登上讲坛
and he was obliged to preach in the fields.

因此他不得不在野外布道
The multitudes of all sects and denominations that attended his

出席他布道会的教派数量极为庞大
sermons were enormous, and it was a matter of speculation to me,

对我来说这是一件值得深思的事情
who was of that number,

来的人都有谁
to observe the extraordinary influence of his oratory on his hearers

他对听众有多么巨大的影响力